2024 AFL National Academy Boys Program Kicks Off in Melbourne

The 2024 AFL National Academy Boys squad will come together in Melbourne this weekend to take part in their first high-performance camp.

WA will be represented by Bo Allan, a product of Halls Heads and the Peel Thunder Football Club, along with Subiaco’s Malakai Champion, who hails from Mines Rovers.

Twenty-six of the country’s most promising footballers born in 2006 will feature as part of the 27th intake of the AFL National Academy Boys program.

The AFL National Academy is an accelerated football and personal development program that provides the next generation of stars with experiences, learnings and further opportunities to best prepare them for the next steps in their football journey.

This weekend’s camp in Melbourne is the first of three high-performance camps the squad will feature in as part of the Academy program. The remaining two camps will be held during the 2024 season.

Players will engage in a range of football, education, wellbeing and team-bonding sessions during this weekend’s induction camp.

The squad will train at VU Whitten Oval from on Friday, December 8 before travelling to Geelong where they will take engage in a range of activities across Friday afternoon and Saturday, including an inner sanctum experience at GMHBA Stadium.

The camp will conclude with a training session at The Hangar, home of Essendon Football Club, on Sunday morning.

AFL National Academy Manager Tarkyn Lockyer said: “We are extremely excited to have the 2024 AFL National Academy Boys come together for the first time this weekend.

“We are looking forward to the opportunity to work with these talented young footballers and provide them with new learnings and experiences to further enhance their development and support their aspirations to play at the highest level possible.”

An induction camp for the 2024 AFL National Academy Girls program will be held in January. Further details will be announced ahead of the camp.

Continue below to view the 2024 AFL National Academy squad.

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STATE LEAGUE CLUB

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Bo

Allan

WA

20

Peel Thunder

Halls Head

Levi

Ashcroft

VIC M

2

Sandringham Dragons

Old Brighton Grammarians

Ben

Camporeale

SA

3

Glenelg

Brighton Districts & Old
Scholars

Lucas

Camporeale

SA

4

Glenelg

Brighton Districts & Old
Scholars

Malakai

Champion

WA

5

Subiaco

Mines Rovers

Joel

Cochran

NSW/ACT

21

Sydney Swans Academy

East Sydney

Archer

Day-Wicks

VIC C

6

Bendigo Pioneers

Sandhurst

Oliver

Dean

TAS

33

Tasmania Devils

North Launceston

Sid

Draper

SA

1

South Adelaide

Willunga

Jonty

Faull

VIC C

22

GWV Rebels

Redan

Tom

Gross

VIC M

23

Oakleigh Chargers

Old Trinity Grammarians

Sam

Lalor

VIC C

34

GWV Rebels

Bacchus Marsh

Harvey

Langford

VIC C

24

Dandenong Stingrays

Mount Martha

Xavier

Lindsay

VIC C

7

Gippsland Power

Leongatha

Leonardo

Lombard

QLD

8

Gold Coast Suns Academy

Broadbeach

Sam

Marshall

QLD

9

Brisbane Lions Academy
Sandringham Dragons

St Bedes/Mentone

Ricky

Mentha

NT

10

Northern Territory Academy
Gippsland Power

Morwell

Christian

Moraes

VIC M

11

Eastern Ranges

Glen Waverley

Noah

Mraz

VIC C

25

Dandenong Stingrays

Narre North Foxes

Harry

O’Farrell

VIC M

26

Calder Cannons

Maribyrnong Park

Finn

O’Sullivan

VIC C

27

Oakleigh Chargers

Koroit

Jobe

Shanahan

NSW/ACT

28

Bendigo Pioneers

Moama

Josh

Smillie

VIC M

29

Eastern Ranges

Park Orchards

Jagga

Smith

VIC M

12

Oakleigh Chargers

Richmond

Luke

Trainor

VIC M

30

Sandringham Dragons

Old Brighton Grammarians

Tyler

Welsh

SA

40

Woodville West-Torrens

Henley